All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5553 2003–04 |
Tenant evictionThe Residential Landlord Tenant Act is amended to provide an alternative relief mechanism for landlords or neighbors with tenants involved in criminal activity or unlawful civil disruptions. The revised statute provides a... | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 5740 2003–04 |
Gray wolf managementThe Fish and Wildlife Commission must protect gray wolves and develop management programs on publicly owned lands that will encourage the natural regeneration of gray wolves in areas with suitable habitat. Gray wolves may not... | Bob Morton (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 5972 2003–04 |
Prepaid legal service plansPrepaid legal service plans are not a form of insurance and not subject to regulation by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. A prepaid legal service plan is an arrangement that provides specified legal services or... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 6068 2003–04 |
Vehicle dealer feesVehicle dealers are authorized to charge a documentary service fee of up to $35 per vehicle sale or lease. | Jim Horn (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 6179 2003–04 |
Low-cost housingTwenty-five percent of the value of a donation for the provision of low-cost housing to low-income buyers in Washington State may be credited against the imposed business and occupations tax. To be eligible, the donation must... | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 6383 2003–04 |
InsuranceNumerous provisions of the Insurance code (RCW Title 48) are modernized and clarified. | Brian Murray (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 6451 2003–04 |
Nursing home fundingNursing home payment rates for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 are increased to cover the proportion of the increase in nursing homes' workers' compensation, property insurance, and liability insurance costs since 1999 that is... | Alex Deccio (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 6546 2003–04 |
Financial service companiesA new chapter is added to Title 19 RCW, providing that nonbank financial services that comply voluntarily with state and federal regulatory disclosure are protected against compliance review document discovery, and against... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 6557 2003–04 |
Local exchange companiesCompanies classified as CLECs are exempt from the same regulatory requirements as small local exchange companies that serve less than 2 percent of the access lines in the state. CLECs are also subject to the same reporting... | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 6656 2003–04 |
Telephone assistance programDSHS must convene a work group to review the current structure and funding of WTAP. The work group must consist of representatives from telecommunications providers, OFM, WUTC, the Office of Public Counsel, and community... | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 6661 2003–04 |
Water-sewer districtsThe assumption of a water-sewer district with fewer than 250 customers by a code city with more than 100,000 people is authorized under specified circumstances until December 31, 2006, even when none of the district is within... | Luke Esser (R-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 6715 2003–04 |
Joint housing authoritiesProvides that the ordinances enacted by the legislative authorities creating the joint housing authority shall prescribe the procedure for dissolution or deactivation of a joint housing authority and any other matters... | Mike Hewitt (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 6716 2003–04 |
Alternative energy sourcesFinds that: (1) In 2001, the legislature recognized the importance of advancing the development of a market for qualified alternative energy resources by requiring as a matter of law that all electric utilities in the state,... | Brian Murray (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 6717 2003–04 |
Voter-verified paper ballotsRequires all voting systems in Washington state to produce a voter-verified paper ballot, to be read and verified by the voter at time of voting, without the use of an interface, except as may be needed for certain disabled... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 6718 2003–04 |
Hazardous waste cleanupDeclares that state funding provided to local governments for remedial action is limited to appropriations from the local toxics control account and any other appropriation from the legislature. It is not the intent of the... | Erik Poulsen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| SB 6719 2003–04 |
Oath of officeRevises the oath of office to include support for the principles of the Declaration of Independence. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| HB 2804 2003–04 |
Health care provider/actionsMakes the following changes relating to actions based on medical malpractice: | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2004 |
| HB 2828 2003–04 |
Hospital/noneconomic damagesProvides that a hospital in a medical negligence action is not jointly and severally liable for damages if the hospital was less than 25% at fault. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 3, 2004 |
| HB 3169 2003–04 |
Purchase of prescriptionsProvides that, in negotiating price discounts with prescription drug manufacturers for state purchased health care programs, the health care authority shall also negotiate such discounts for county and municipal government... | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2004 |
| HB 3170 2003–04 |
Inmate prescriptionsDeclares that, as used in RCW 69.41.190(1), "refill" includes a prescription authorized by a prescriber for an inmate after the inmate is released from a jail or state correctional facility. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2004 |
| HB 3171 2003–04 |
Purchasing state servicesFinds that the department of social and health services' medical assistance administration's brokerage contracting services implemented in 1988 has saved the state and taxpayers millions of dollars. | Beverly Woods (R-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2004 |
| HB 3173 2003–04 |
LEOFFRS/reduced retirementProvides for choosing a reduced retirement allowance under the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, plan 1. | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2004 |
| HB 3174 2003–04 |
LEOFFRS medical accountEstablishes a medical account for the catastrophic illnesses of law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan 1 members and beneficiaries. | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2004 |
| SB 6204 2003–04 |
State lands revenueBoth the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the State Parks and Recreation Commission must evaluate opportunities for revenue generation from resource management on state lands. Each agency must develop a plan for resource... | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2004 |
| SB 6332 2003–04 |
Hghr ed performance contractA performance contract is defined as an agreement between the Governor and the institutional governing board that has been approved by the Legislature. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2004 |